Steve Randall Neece

September 13 1987

Age 32, San Angelo

     

Neece was murdered. His murder is still unsolved and heavily involves
the LGBTQ community. His bar, the Red Bandana Saloon, was known
as a gay bar, and he was shot twice in a robbery after closing.

He attended Neosho High School, Neosho, MO, about 8 miles from Mayfield Cemetery
Special thanks to Kent Parks for tracking down the high school photos.

1987

1988

   

article below covers two different, unrelated cases

note: the Red Bandana was therefore open until at least late 1988,
and did not close upon's the death of Neece

1989

and, at end of that article, Red Bandana still open...1989

Side Story.....less than a year later, the new owner of the Red Bandana, Dortha Gary was murdered.
Her other bar, Dot's Lounge was next door. Her son, Mark, was mentioned as manager of the Red Bandana.
He died in 2002.

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BUT......different killer, different crime.....
Marsh's brother-in-law, Ted Cole....perhaps he also killed Neece

and his stay on death row went on for 20 years, until 2010, due to court indecision
and partially due to shoddy police investigations
I generally do not go This Deep into a crime history, but
as I think there's good rational to think that Cole was ALSO guilty in the Neece murder
anyway, I wanted to see how it played out

1990

1991

1998

2000

2001, 2004

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2006

2007
there were a number of editorials in various cities at this point

2009

Interesting back story....Cole, at age 16, in 1973, killed a man,
released in 1978. In 1982 sentenced for 5 1/2 years for sexual
child abuse. Released June 1987, six months later murdered Richardson.
Neece died in September 1987

2010

And, apparently, as of Nov 2024, he's still in prison
after killing two and maybe three men

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San Angelo is about 225 miles west of Austin, population 121,000

below, Red Bandana address now, a book store

Neece was Treasurer of the West Texas TGRA chapter for 1986

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